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My latest story: The Trump administration was barred from burning $9.7 million worth of birth control destined for women overseas. Now, aid workers fear a different approach.
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Barred from burning $9.7 million in birth control bought for USAID, the Trump administration may now be running down the clock | CNN
The Trump administration is holding $9.7 million worth of US-purchased contraceptives in warehouses in Belgium rather than delivering them to women overseas, as aid workers voice concerns that the US ...
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October 26, 2025 at 3:47 PM
My latest story: The Trump administration was barred from burning $9.7 million worth of birth control destined for women overseas. Now, aid workers fear a different approach.
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Dr. Lynn Murphy-Kaulbeck shared the SOGC’s guidance, which reaffirms the safety of acetaminophen use during pregnancy in a @cnn.com article about the U.S. government suggesting Tylenol during pregnancy can be associated with a risk of autism. Read more: edition.cnn.com/2025/09/23/w... 1/2
International health agencies hit back against Trump’s claims about Tylenol and autism | CNN
Backlash has been swift and forceful as other parts of the world woke up to US President Donald Trump’s comments blaming – without solid evidence – acetaminophen and certain vaccines for autism in chi...
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September 24, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Dr. Lynn Murphy-Kaulbeck shared the SOGC’s guidance, which reaffirms the safety of acetaminophen use during pregnancy in a @cnn.com article about the U.S. government suggesting Tylenol during pregnancy can be associated with a risk of autism. Read more: edition.cnn.com/2025/09/23/w... 1/2
“We’re trying to reassure women… acetaminophen in pregnancy should be used when indicated, based on science, based on studies," said Dr. Lynn Murphy-Kaulbeck, president of Canada's SOGC.
“We have to base our decisions on science"
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“We have to base our decisions on science"
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International health agencies hit back against Trump’s claims about Tylenol and autism | CNN
Backlash has been swift and forceful as other parts of the world woke up to US President Donald Trump’s comments blaming – without solid evidence – acetaminophen and certain vaccines for autism in chi...
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September 25, 2025 at 7:35 AM
“We’re trying to reassure women… acetaminophen in pregnancy should be used when indicated, based on science, based on studies," said Dr. Lynn Murphy-Kaulbeck, president of Canada's SOGC.
“We have to base our decisions on science"
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“We have to base our decisions on science"
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Our latest on cuts to US foreign assistance (with Nimi Princewill):
Hassan Abubakar Bukar, a nutrition counsellor in Borno, #Nigeria, told CNN that malnourished children are a painfully common sight. Deaths from undernutrition are tragically frequent edition.cnn.com/2025/09/21/a...
Hassan Abubakar Bukar, a nutrition counsellor in Borno, #Nigeria, told CNN that malnourished children are a painfully common sight. Deaths from undernutrition are tragically frequent edition.cnn.com/2025/09/21/a...
A US-funded nutrition program was helping to keep this woman’s baby alive. Days after the program was cut, he died | CNN
Weeds cover the grave of Yagana Usman’s baby – a painful reminder of the months that have passed since she lost her infant twin to malnutrition. Her surviving twin’s fate now hinges in part on decisio...
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September 23, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Our latest on cuts to US foreign assistance (with Nimi Princewill):
Hassan Abubakar Bukar, a nutrition counsellor in Borno, #Nigeria, told CNN that malnourished children are a painfully common sight. Deaths from undernutrition are tragically frequent edition.cnn.com/2025/09/21/a...
Hassan Abubakar Bukar, a nutrition counsellor in Borno, #Nigeria, told CNN that malnourished children are a painfully common sight. Deaths from undernutrition are tragically frequent edition.cnn.com/2025/09/21/a...
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JUST IN: An independent United Nations inquiry has concluded for the first time that Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza and that the country’s top leaders have incited genocide, in what it described as “the “most authoritative UN finding to date.” https://cnn.it/3VjaHzS
September 16, 2025 at 7:11 AM
JUST IN: An independent United Nations inquiry has concluded for the first time that Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza and that the country’s top leaders have incited genocide, in what it described as “the “most authoritative UN finding to date.” https://cnn.it/3VjaHzS
My latest story: The US has suspended some funding for its flagship AIDS relief program, #PEPFAR, according to international organizations and members of Congress who warn the cuts are already hurting patients and halting critical projects globally edition.cnn.com/2025/09/13/a...
The Trump administration has halted funds for global HIV/AIDS programs. No one knows how big the impact is | CNN
The United States has suspended some funding for its flagship AIDS relief program, according to international organizations and members of Congress who warn the cuts are already hurting patients and h...
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September 15, 2025 at 11:58 AM
My latest story: The US has suspended some funding for its flagship AIDS relief program, #PEPFAR, according to international organizations and members of Congress who warn the cuts are already hurting patients and halting critical projects globally edition.cnn.com/2025/09/13/a...
NATO has launched an initiative to reinforce the defense of Europe’s eastern flank after a Russian drone incursion into Polish airspace this week, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte announced on Friday.
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NATO launches ‘Eastern Sentry’ operation in response to Russian drone incursions | CNN
NATO has launched an initiative to reinforce the defense of Europe’s eastern flank after a Russian drone incursion into Polish airspace this week, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte announced on Friday...
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September 12, 2025 at 5:14 PM
NATO has launched an initiative to reinforce the defense of Europe’s eastern flank after a Russian drone incursion into Polish airspace this week, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte announced on Friday.
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Russia-Ukraine peace talks are “more on pause” than they are active, the Kremlin said Friday, in an acknowledgement that confirms what Ukraine has been warning for months – negotiations are faltering despite a push from US President Donald Trump. edition.cnn.com/2025/09/12/e...
Russia just said what Ukraine has been trying to tell Trump for months: Peace talks are going nowhere fast | CNN
Russia-Ukraine peace talks are “more on pause” than they are active, the Kremlin said Friday, in an acknowledgement that confirms what Ukraine has been warning for months – negotiations are faltering ...
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September 12, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Russia-Ukraine peace talks are “more on pause” than they are active, the Kremlin said Friday, in an acknowledgement that confirms what Ukraine has been warning for months – negotiations are faltering despite a push from US President Donald Trump. edition.cnn.com/2025/09/12/e...
This week, Trump followed through with doubling tariffs on India to 50%, to punish the country for importing Russian oil and helping Russia finance its war in Ukraine. But the US and Europe themselves are still doing billions of dollars in trade with Russia
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The US and Europe are still doing business with Russia despite years of war | CNN
US President Donald Trump is threatening tariffs on other countries that buy Russian oil, in an attempt to pressure Moscow to end the war in Ukraine. But the United States and Europe themselves are st...
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August 29, 2025 at 3:05 PM
This week, Trump followed through with doubling tariffs on India to 50%, to punish the country for importing Russian oil and helping Russia finance its war in Ukraine. But the US and Europe themselves are still doing billions of dollars in trade with Russia
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Professor Emeritus Hurst Hannum comments on the legal implications of Israel's strike on a hospital in Gaza. @cnn.com @laurengkent.bsky.social @thomasbordeaux.bsky.social @gianlucamezzo.bsky.social
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New video reveals third strike in deadly ‘double-tap’ attack on Gaza hospital | CNN
Israel has faced global condemnation for back-to-back strikes on the biggest hospital in southern Gaza this week, which killed at least 22 people, including health workers, emergency response crews a...
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August 29, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Professor Emeritus Hurst Hannum comments on the legal implications of Israel's strike on a hospital in Gaza. @cnn.com @laurengkent.bsky.social @thomasbordeaux.bsky.social @gianlucamezzo.bsky.social
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Israel has faced global condemnation for back-to-back strikes on the biggest hospital in southern Gaza this week, which killed at least 22 people, including health workers, emergency response crews and five journalists. https://cnn.it/462x8OS
August 28, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Israel has faced global condemnation for back-to-back strikes on the biggest hospital in southern Gaza this week, which killed at least 22 people, including health workers, emergency response crews and five journalists. https://cnn.it/462x8OS
Exclusive: New video obtained by CNN reveals that the second “tap” in the Nasser Hospital attack was in fact two near-simultaneous strikes. These second and third strikes appear to have caused most of the deaths. edition.cnn.com/2025/08/27/m...
New video reveals third strike in deadly ‘double-tap’ attack on Gaza hospital | CNN
Israel has faced global condemnation for back-to-back strikes on the biggest hospital in southern Gaza this week, which killed at least 22 people, including health workers, emergency response crews a...
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August 27, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Exclusive: New video obtained by CNN reveals that the second “tap” in the Nasser Hospital attack was in fact two near-simultaneous strikes. These second and third strikes appear to have caused most of the deaths. edition.cnn.com/2025/08/27/m...
This is how Russia’s drone campaign operates – and how Ukraine is working to fight back. edition.cnn.com/world/russia...
How Russia’s drone attacks have reshaped the war in Ukraine: An illustrated guide | CNN
Many of the drones aren’t particularly fast or high-tech, but they are cheap enough for the Kremlin to launch more than 700 in one night, in an effort to overwhelm Ukraine’s air defenses. Here’s what ...
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August 25, 2025 at 2:44 PM
This is how Russia’s drone campaign operates – and how Ukraine is working to fight back. edition.cnn.com/world/russia...
Great explainer from my colleague @ivanakottasova.bsky.social:
“The reality is that (international law) makes it almost politically impossible to conclude a peace treaty when the victim is not winning. And my response to that is: That’s the point,” Jeremy Pizzi said. edition.cnn.com/2025/08/19/e...
“The reality is that (international law) makes it almost politically impossible to conclude a peace treaty when the victim is not winning. And my response to that is: That’s the point,” Jeremy Pizzi said. edition.cnn.com/2025/08/19/e...
Ukraine wants a ‘ceasefire,’ Putin and Trump want a ‘peace deal.’ Here’s the big difference | CNN
The first might be the only way out of the current violence. The second would be against international law.
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August 20, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Great explainer from my colleague @ivanakottasova.bsky.social:
“The reality is that (international law) makes it almost politically impossible to conclude a peace treaty when the victim is not winning. And my response to that is: That’s the point,” Jeremy Pizzi said. edition.cnn.com/2025/08/19/e...
“The reality is that (international law) makes it almost politically impossible to conclude a peace treaty when the victim is not winning. And my response to that is: That’s the point,” Jeremy Pizzi said. edition.cnn.com/2025/08/19/e...
The US and Europe themselves are still doing billions of dollars in trade with Russia – although that’s a fraction of the trade that took place before the war
These are the areas where economic ties with Russia remain the strongest: edition.cnn.com/2025/08/14/e...
These are the areas where economic ties with Russia remain the strongest: edition.cnn.com/2025/08/14/e...
The US and Europe are still doing business with Russia despite years of war | CNN
US President Donald Trump is threatening tariffs on other countries that buy Russian oil, in an attempt to pressure Moscow to end the war in Ukraine. But the United States and Europe themselves are st...
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August 14, 2025 at 3:28 PM
The US and Europe themselves are still doing billions of dollars in trade with Russia – although that’s a fraction of the trade that took place before the war
These are the areas where economic ties with Russia remain the strongest: edition.cnn.com/2025/08/14/e...
These are the areas where economic ties with Russia remain the strongest: edition.cnn.com/2025/08/14/e...
“For the Russians, Donbas is a springboard for a future new offensive. If we leave Donbas of our own accord or under pressure, we will start a third war,” Zelensky said on Tuesday. edition.cnn.com/2025/08/12/e...
Zelensky refuses to cede Donbas, says doing so would give Putin ‘springboard’ for future offensives | CNN
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed on Tuesday not to give eastern Ukrainian land to Russia, saying that abandoning the Donbas region would open the door for Russian President Vladimir Putin ...
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August 13, 2025 at 9:22 AM
“For the Russians, Donbas is a springboard for a future new offensive. If we leave Donbas of our own accord or under pressure, we will start a third war,” Zelensky said on Tuesday. edition.cnn.com/2025/08/12/e...
A “preliminary decision” to destroy the USAID-procured birth control was confirmed by a State Department spokesperson, who said the cost of incinerating them would be $167,000.
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US to burn $9.7 million worth of USAID-purchased contraceptives rather than deliver them to women overseas | CNN
The Trump administration is set to destroy $9.7 million worth of US-purchased contraceptives rather than deliver them to women overseas, following the dismantling of foreign assistance programs carrie...
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July 30, 2025 at 11:00 AM
A “preliminary decision” to destroy the USAID-procured birth control was confirmed by a State Department spokesperson, who said the cost of incinerating them would be $167,000.
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Roughly $8 billion will be taken from congressionally approved foreign aid programs as part of the White House’s efforts to dismantle USAID. $1.1 billion comes from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which helps fund NPR and PBS
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July 17, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Roughly $8 billion will be taken from congressionally approved foreign aid programs as part of the White House’s efforts to dismantle USAID. $1.1 billion comes from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which helps fund NPR and PBS
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Deadly flooding devastates central Texas: For more information about how you can help Texas flood victims, go to CNN.com/impact
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Deadly flooding devastates central Texas: Here’s how to help | CNN
In the early morning hours of July 4, torrential rains triggered flash flooding in central Texas. At least 120 people were killed, including dozens of children who were at summer camps along the Guada...
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July 14, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Deadly flooding devastates central Texas: For more information about how you can help Texas flood victims, go to CNN.com/impact
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A study published Monday in The Lancet estimates that the USAID funding cuts could result in more than 14 million additional deaths by 2030. Nearly a third of those deaths – more than 4.5 million – are estimated to be among children younger than 5.
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Rubio hails end of USAID as study says its elimination could contribute to 14 million deaths in next 5 years | CNN Politics
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio hailed the end of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) Tuesday as a new analysis found that its demolition could contribute to 14 million deaths in the...
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July 1, 2025 at 5:43 PM
A study published Monday in The Lancet estimates that the USAID funding cuts could result in more than 14 million additional deaths by 2030. Nearly a third of those deaths – more than 4.5 million – are estimated to be among children younger than 5.
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“For most of the humanitarian projects that we’ve talked to… sometime this summer, if the funding doesn’t come through, the lights will go off and it will be very hard to stand back up,” said Robert Rosenbaum, a former USAID portfolio manager edition.cnn.com/2025/06/22/a...
These former USAID staff are working to match donors to urgent, lifesaving aid projects that had their funding slashed | CNN
In a warehouse in Nigeria, a nonprofit’s stocks of food to treat malnourished children and pregnant women are running low. Former US aid workers have set up an initiative to find donors to save this a...
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June 23, 2025 at 10:02 PM
“For most of the humanitarian projects that we’ve talked to… sometime this summer, if the funding doesn’t come through, the lights will go off and it will be very hard to stand back up,” said Robert Rosenbaum, a former USAID portfolio manager edition.cnn.com/2025/06/22/a...
House Republicans on Thursday agreed to cancel $9.4 billion in federal spending for foreign aid and public radio and broadcasting, marking the first time Congress has formally weighed in on Elon Musk’s DOGE cuts
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House GOP advances $9.4 billion in DOGE cuts to foreign aid, public radio | CNN Politics
House Republicans on Thursday agreed to cancel $9.4 billion in federal spending for foreign aid and public radio and broadcasting, marking the first time Congress has formally weighed in on Elon Musk’...
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June 12, 2025 at 8:45 PM
House Republicans on Thursday agreed to cancel $9.4 billion in federal spending for foreign aid and public radio and broadcasting, marking the first time Congress has formally weighed in on Elon Musk’s DOGE cuts
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Western countries have slashed foreign aid budgets this year and reductions will steepen in 2026, with the United States, United Kingdom, Germany and Canada cutting the most, according to a new analysis from the Center for Global Development edition.cnn.com/2025/06/12/e...
The UK, Germany and Canada have slashed foreign aid this year, deepening damage done by US cuts, analysis shows | CNN
Western countries have slashed foreign aid budgets this year and reductions will steepen in 2026, with the United States, United Kingdom, Germany and Canada cutting the most, according to a new analy...
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June 12, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Western countries have slashed foreign aid budgets this year and reductions will steepen in 2026, with the United States, United Kingdom, Germany and Canada cutting the most, according to a new analysis from the Center for Global Development edition.cnn.com/2025/06/12/e...
Aid workers who spoke to CNN emphasized that people would die in the short term as a result of the disruption to malaria prevention and treatment efforts.
Longer term, they said funding cuts would destroy years of American progress on malaria
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Longer term, they said funding cuts would destroy years of American progress on malaria
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US foreign aid cuts threaten decades of progress on driving down malaria | CNN
The US has long been the largest donor to global efforts to combat malaria. Aid workers say that Trump administration cuts to foreign aid will lead to more deaths from the disease.
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June 11, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Aid workers who spoke to CNN emphasized that people would die in the short term as a result of the disruption to malaria prevention and treatment efforts.
Longer term, they said funding cuts would destroy years of American progress on malaria
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Longer term, they said funding cuts would destroy years of American progress on malaria
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Throngs of mourners are gathering in Vatican City and lining the streets of Rome on Saturday to give a final send-off to Pope Francis, who will be remembered as a champion of migrants and the poor, and for his efforts to reshape the Catholic Church edition.cnn.com/2025/04/26/e...
Crowds gather for Pope Francis’ funeral Mass at the Vatican | CNN
Mourners are gathering in Vatican City and lining the streets of Rome to give a final send-off to Pope Francis, who will be remembered as a champion of the poor and for his efforts to reshape the Cath...
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April 26, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Throngs of mourners are gathering in Vatican City and lining the streets of Rome on Saturday to give a final send-off to Pope Francis, who will be remembered as a champion of migrants and the poor, and for his efforts to reshape the Catholic Church edition.cnn.com/2025/04/26/e...